On this page you will find information regarding the various participatory research approaches utilized within the NBDC, the majority of this work was conducted by the team working on ‘Technologies, Institutions and Policies’ and is linked closely to the innovation platform work.
Lead person: Beth Cullen Team members: Zelalem Lema, Aberra Adie, Gerba Leta, Elias Damtew, Katherine Snyder
Lead person: Beth Cullen
Team members: Zelalem Lema, Aberra Adie, Gerba Leta, Elias Damtew, Katherine Snyder
PRA for ‘community engagement’
Diga community engagement report (November 2011)
Report on termite infestation - Diga (November 2011)
Jeldu community engagement report (January 2012)
Fogera community engagement report (February 2012)
Participatory Video
PV reflection day notes (24 February 2012)
Participatory video: A novel mechanism for sharing community perceptions with decision makers (CPWF innovation funds project completion report)
NBDC Participatory videos
'A Rope to Tie a Lion' Participatory Video - Fogera
Participatory video in the Nile Basin Development Challenge
Blog posts related to participatory video:
Participatory Video for 'vertical communication' between farmers and policy makers (3 October 2012)
'A Rope to Tie a Lion': Community voices on land and water management expressed through participatory video (29 March 2012)
Innovation platforms, participatory video, and the Nile Basin Development Challenge (12 August 2012)
Participatory video: A novel mechanism to share community perceptions with decision makers (29 December 2011)
The benefits of participatory video in river basins (22 November 2011)
Participatory modeling, mapping and role playing
WAT-A-GAME Fogera: 1st workshop report (December 2012)
WAT-A-GAME Fogera: 2nd workshop report (April 2012)
Blog posts related to participatory modeling, mapping and role playing:
NBDC learning event pilots WAT-A-GAME with regional and national partners (15 September 2013)
Using 'WAT-A-GAME' for participatory natural resource management planning in Ethiopia (20 January 2013)
Methods for Monitoring and Evaluating Innovation Platforms: Most Significant Change and Participatory Photography
Innovation Platform M&E strategy - concept note
Most Significant Change template - Innovation platform **meetings**
Most Significant Change template - Innovation platform **activities**
Innovation Platform Participatory Photography guidelines
Digital Stories
Producing digital stories and photo films. How to make stories with photos and audio recordings (2014)
NBDC Digital stories
Innovation platforms for improved livelihoods and rainwater management in Ethiopia
Farmer field days in the Nile Basin Development Challenge
Farmers use Desho grass to feed livestock in the Ethiopian dry season (Jeldu)
NBDC experiences with fodder development in Diga, Ethiopia
NBDC experiences with fodder development in Fogera, Ethiopia
Blog posts related to participatory photography and digital stories:
Digital stories: A creative way of capturing and communicating research (10 February 2013)